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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Jenda Police in Mzimba are hunting for people who burnt down two houses on Wednesday belonging to 76-year-old woman Maria Nzima and her daughter, Victoria Moyo over witchcraft allegations.<\/p>\n

Jenda Police spokesperson, Macfarlen Mseteka said in an interview on Friday that the incident took place at Kamangazi Moyo village under Traditional Authority (T\/A) M\u2019mbelwa in the district.<\/p>\n

He said people have been accusing Nzima of being responsible for disappearance of a child in the village. \u201cThe villagers claimed that Nzima has been keeping the child in a bottle. This prompted her to leave the village and live with her daughter, far away from the village\u201d, said Mseteka.<\/p>\n

Mseteka said Nzima and her daughter were summoned to the village on Wednesday where they were assaulted by the mob that demanded the release of the child. Mseteka said: \u201cThe mob went to the victims\u2019 houses and torched their homes, destroying several properties in the course\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jenda Police has instituted investigations into reports that some traditional leaders were involved in the witch hunt aimed at forcing Nzima to confess her involvement in the missing child.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Jenda Police in Mzimba are hunting for people who burnt down two houses on Wednesday belonging to 76-year-old woman Maria Nzima and her daughter, Victoria Moyo over witchcraft allegations. 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